Start : Glen Sherup car park. (FK14 7JY) Grid ref. NN 97192 05170
(S/E) From the information boards at Glen Sherup car park, follow the trail SW alongside the Glensherup Burn.
(1) After 300m turn right (SW) onto a forestry track.
(2) Another 850m along keep left (S) at a fork, ignoring signs for the Reservoirs Trail (you will come back that way).
(3) Another 150m along, turn left (N) at a path junction. Continue along this track for 1.5km as it zig zags gently uphill.
(4) At 415m elevation, look out for a narrow gap in the trees on your right (there is a short wooden way marker on the left and a pile of stones at the path-end that are both easily missed) – turn right (SE). This footpath leads you into the trees and up a short but steep incline, emerging at a gate in a deer fence.
(5) Go through the gate and turn right (SW) to follow the dry stone wall uphill on a grassy path to a bench.
(6) From the bench continue to follow the line of the wall uphill to reach the summit cairn of Innerdownie (611 m/ 2004 ft).
Continue in the same direction (SW) from the summit, keeping the wall and then later a fence to your right.
(7) When you reach a stile, cross over onto a wide flat plateau.
(8) Continue straight ahead (S) to reach the cairn of Whitewisp Hill (643 m/ 2109 ft).
The route from here heads W on a grassy footpath, meeting up with a dry stone wall and fence. Keeping these on your right, follow them uphill still heading W.
(9) When you arrive at a gate in the fence pass through it and continue to follow the fence uphill to the summit of Tarmangie Hill (645 m / 2116 ft). This is the highest point on the route.
Keeping the fence and wall to your left, follow the path SW then NW downhill.
(10) Pass through a gate in a deer fence then turn right (N) to head uphill on a grassy trail. The trail begins to head NE with a steep drop to your right.
The path continues to head NE down the ridge towards the distinctive summit of Ben Shee (516 m/1692 ft).
(11) On reaching the base of Ben Shee, you can either follow the path around its base or up over the summit. There are wooden way markers indicating which path to take. The views are well worth the short climb if you still have some energy!
(12) Heading N downhill from the summit, you will join back up with the path skirting the base of Ben Shee and onto a pleasant track.
(13) Continue downhill on this track for 1.5km. When you reach a deer fence, go over the stile and turn right (SE) to follow the fenceline downhill.
You will emerge onto a minor road next to a cattle grid. Turn right (SW) and walk along the road.
(14) When you reach Glensherup Reservoir, turn left (E) to cross the dam wall.
(15) At the other side of the reservoir go through a gate.
There is then a short steep uphill section after which you will find yourself back at the forestry track beside the Reservoirs Trail marker post (2).
Turn left (N) and follow the track downhill for 850m, looking out for a fork where you go left off the main track to head back to Glen Sherup car park (S/E)
